Weather-strip



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J: J. SMITH 85 RH. SCHWARTZ.

v WEATHER STRIP.

No. 309,413. Patented Deo. '16, 1884.

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JACOB JAMES SMITH AND F tANK H. SOI-UVARTZ, OF LIMA, OHIO.

WEATl-i ER STRlP.

Application filed July 24, 185-1.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that we, J ricon J. Snrrn and FRANK H. Scnwanrz, of Lima, inthe county of Allen and State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in eather- Strips for Doors, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to weather-strips for doors; and the inventionconsists in certain combinations and details of construction, ashereinafter spcci'lied.

]:-igure 1 is a front elevation of a door with our improvedweather-strip applied, with a portion broken away to show the hinge.Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same on the line a; a; of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the door open and the stripsupported by the carrier or support, and Fig. 1- is a front view of thecarrier.

A great variety of weather-strips have been devised; but for variousreasons but few of them have been brought into practical use.

Some have proven defective on account ofthe manner in which they arehinged to the door. Others require springs to elevate them and a stop ofsome kind to force them down on the door-sill. when closed, whichrenders them more or less complicated and liable to get out of order. Inthat class which has the hinge extending the entire length of the stripa difficulty is found to arise from the fact that in country houses thedoor is often found to be warped or sprung, so that when the hingedstrip is secured thereto it will not work lreel y in the joint, andhence fails to operate perfectly.

The object of our invention is to provide a hinged Weatherstrip thatwill obviate these difficulties, and which can be applied to anyordinary door, even though the latter be out of true, and still workperfectly, and also to furnish a cheap, simple, and durable device notliable to get out of order. To accomplish these results we construct thehinged plate 0 in the form shown in Figs. 2 and 3that is to say, we makea straight plate as long as the door is wide, or nearly so, of theproper width,

and curve its upper edge in the form of a ment, 0, as shown. This plate0 we prefer to make of cast-iron, to give it the necessary weight, andalso to prevent it from being bent or otherwise accidentally bruised orsprung out of shape, though it may be made of gal- ELCATEON forming partof Letters Patent No. 309A13, dated December 16, 1884.

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vanized iron by wiring its lower edge or making it double in whole or inpart, to impart to it the necessary weight and rigidity; or it may havea small cast-iron plate riveted upon it for this purpose. The plan ofmaking it of a single piece of cast-iron we, however, consider thebest,as its shape is such that it can be readily cast, and it can be madevery cheaply. We then provide two hinge-supports, E, of the form shownin Figs. 1 and 2, there being one for each end. These consist, simply,of a small plate an inch or two in widtl'nhaving their lower ends formedin a true circle, as shown at b, Figs. 1, 2, and 3, corresponding indiameter to the curvature of the lip c of plate 0, as shown. These maybe made of sheet or cast iron, as may be preferred. We then provide astrip, 1), of galvanized iron, 70 of a length correspoi'lding with theplate C, the lower edge or portion of which is curved or bent into asegment of a circle correspond ing with the curvature of the lip c ofplate C, so that when in place it will lap over the same, as shown inFigs. 2 and 3. This constitutes the whole of the weather-strip proper.To apply it to a door the hinge-plates E- are either first fastened uponthe outside of the door, one near each edge, as represented in Fig.1,the plate 0 then laid against them, and the strip 1) then placed overall, and fastened to the door by tacks or screws, or the hingeplates Flmay first be riveted or soldered to the inside of plate, 1'), so as tounite them 85 firmly, and then the parts be secured to the door. Thislatter we consider the better plan in case the hinge-plates E be made ofsheet metal, as they will then be sure to be in the proper position, sothat when purchased any person can apply them without trouble ormistake. If the hinge-plates E be made of castiron, they and the plate Dwill each be provided with one or more holes for the insertion ofscrews, as shown in Fig. 3, the holes being made to register, and thushold the curved lip c of plate D in proper relation to the circularportion b of the hinge-plates E, so as to provide the proper spacebetween them for the lip c of plate 0 to play freely in. By thisconstruction and arrangement of the parts it will "be seen that plate 0is supported on the two be warped or sprung, the plate will work freely,it not bearing on binding at any intermediate point. At the same timethe overlapping lip c of the plate D conducts the wa ter down upon theouter face of the hinged plate 0, and the joint is such that the raincannot be driven through it, even though the edge of lip 6 does not fitsnugly against lip c all along. The plate can be shoved lengthwise intoits bearings after the latter have been secured to the door, and a braddriven into the door at the outer end of the plate will prevent it frombeing accidentally displaced; or a small lip can be left on the ends ofplate D, to be bent down after the plate 0 is inserted, which willanswer the same purpose. If by any means the plate 0 shall be shovedtoward the hinged edge of the door, it will be restored to its place assoon as the door is closed byits projecting end coming in contact withthe door-jamb, thus requiring a stop at the outer or free edge of thedoor only. By making a small lip at each end of plate D, as suggested,it is held secure against movement either way, and the door need not bedisfigured by even the brad suggested. The hinged plate 0 is designed tohave its outer edge drop by gravity upon the sill, just in front of thethreshold or strip B, as shown in Fig. 2, and to support it when thedoor is opened, so it will readily pass over the threshold, we provide abrace or support, as represented in Figs. 2, 3, and 4. This support.

or"carrier, as we term it, is composed of two short pieces of metal, Zand m, which may be of stiff wire or thin light bars of metal ofdifferent lengths, the former being about twice the length of thelatter. They are riveted together at their ends in such a manner as toform a free joint, and the opposite end of the shorter bar 1% is securedto the front side of the door A, close to its bottom and underneath thehinged strip 0, by means of a small staple or eyebolt, as shown in Figs.2 and 3, while'the free end of the bar or rod Z is pivoted by a screw,2:, to the top of the threshold B, just in front of the door, as shownin said figures, and near the side where the door is hinged. When thedoor is closed, the part on will be folded over the part Z, as shown inFig. 4, and they will then rest upon the threshold under the hingedstrip 0, just in front of the edge of the door, as shown in Fig. 2; butwhen the door is swung open the carrier will be unfolded and made toassume an angular position, as indicated in Fig. 3, in which case therod Zwill rest across the face of the thresh old, and thus be supportedin ahorizontal position, while its end where pivoted to the rod m willbe thrust outward from the door, under the weather-strip 0, therebyholding the latter raised high enough to ride over the threshold as thedoor is closed. As the door folded over and in line with the rod Z, orvery nearly so, thereby drawing their jointed ends back under theweather-strip, when they will rest upon the top of the threshold and inline therewith, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. By this arrangement wedispense with the carrier or support, which has heretofore been placedinside ofthe room, and where it was in theway and liable to become bentor displaced by accident, and at the same time protect it from the snowand ice outside.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is 1. The combinationof the supports E, provided with the circular bearings 72, the strip 0,provided with the curved lip c, to fit on said bearings, and the stripD, provided with the overlapping curved lip 6, all arranged to operatesubstantially as described.

2. The weather strip or plate 0, provided with the curved lip c at itsupper edge, hinged to the door by the correspondingly-curved surfaces ofthe parts I) and e, substantially as shown and described.

3. In combination with a hinged weatherstrip. the carrier orsupportconsisting of the pivoted rodsZ m, secured to the threshold anddoor, substantially as shown and described.

JACOB JAMES SMITH. FRANK H. SOHVVARTZ.

Vitnesses:

WM. HALLER, O. L. HALLER.

is closed, the rod m is carried around and

